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The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) on
Friday reported that some 35,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are in
the country have availed of the cash assistance of USD200 (PHP10,000) under the
Department of Labor and Employment-Abot Kamay ang Pagtulong (DOLE-AKAP)
program.

The province of La Union is now under general community
quarantine (GCQ) until May 15 pending approval of the request of the provincial
government for an extension of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the
province.

The Department of Finance (DOF) has issued on April 23
Department Circular (DC) No. 002-2020, which extended deadlines for the payment
of “taxes, fees, and charges of local government units (LGUs), pursuant to
Section 4 (z)” of Republic Act No. 11469, or the “Bayanihan to …

The Central Command (Centcom) on Friday opened an
emergency quarantine facility (EQF) donated by the San Miguel Corp. (SMC) for
soldiers who get infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) while
serving on the front lines.

The Army’s 30th Infantry Battalion in partnership with
the Taganito HPAL Nickel Asia Corporation (THPAL) have joined hands in the
provision of relief goods to 489 indigenous people (IP) families who were
affected during the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ)
in the province …

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines
(CBCP) on Friday called on the government and the private sector to intensify
measures to help workers amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic,
in commemoration of Labor Day,

The chief of the Department of Health in the Caraga
Region (DOH-13) said Friday (May 1) the result of the follow-up test on the
third 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) case in the area turned negative.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Friday said
it has recorded several successes, shortly after the conclusion of the
unilateral ceasefire declared by President Rodrigo Duterte, following the
coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) outbreak.

The Department of Agriculture in the Caraga Region
(DA-13) lauded the endorsement made by the Infrastructure Development Committee
(IDC) of the Regional Development Council (RDC) in Caraga Region for the
construction of 28 farm-to-market roads worth PHP445 million.

The Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) has paid out
over PHP308 million to over 60,000 farmer-beneficiaries listed under the
Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Financial Subsidy to Rice Farmers (FSRF)
initiative.

In a statement, LandBank said that as of April 22, a
total of 61,564 …

Swimming in Boracay Island and other coastal areas in
Aklan is still prohibited even after the province was placed on general
community quarantine (GCQ) on May 1, Aklan Governor Florencio Tumbocon
Miraflores said.

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Friday released the guidelines for
private companies which are allowed to operate during the enhanced community
quarantine (ECQ) and general community quarantine (GCQ).

Discrimination, paralyzed local governance, and
virus-infected health workers are among the ordeals being faced by the town of
Tarangnan in Samar province during the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19)
crisis.

Mayor Arnel Tan, who is undergoing a 14-day home
quarantine after close contact with an infected …

Vallacar Transit Inc. (VTI), the operator of Ceres Liner
and Tours buses, has canceled plans to resume operation in Negros Occidental on
May 4 after the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in this provincial capital
has been extended until May 15.

Commission on Higher Education (CHED) chair Prospero de
Vera III on Friday said they encourage the use of online learning systems to
ensure continued learning of higher education institution (HEI) students during
the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ).

A startup company is urging non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) to partner with them and promote their fundraising
campaigns through an app it created to enable the public to donate to various causes
at their fingertips.

Giving Hero, a business incubatee of the University of
the Philippines …

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Friday
assured workers that it is doing everything to protect jobs and uphold the
welfare of workers amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.

“We will find ways to enhance employment even under a
“new normal” setting. …

Movement and travel restrictions here and the neighboring
provinces of Sarangani and South Cotabato were partially lifted but all borders
have remained closed as the area started the implementation of the general
community quarantine on Friday.

Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has
imposed safeguards to ensure the health and safety of all Negrenses as the
province, which has been classified as moderate risk-area, shifts from enhanced
community quarantine (ECQ) to general community quarantine (GCQ) on Friday.

The 2019 Bar topnotcher who lives near Mt. Mayon in this
capital city, revealed on Friday that an unresolved rape-slay case of her
friend and classmate nine years ago was her motivation to become a lawyer.

Union Bank of the Philippines (Union Bank) is heeding the
government’s push for increased lending to micro, small and medium enterprises
(MSMEs), especially during this trying times, through its online lending
platform, SeekCap.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) now considers as
part of banks’ …

While the local government of Borongan City, Eastern
Samar continues to keep its guard up against the entry of the coronavirus disease
2019 (Covid-19) in the area, relief volunteers have come together to give
assistance to poor communities hard-hit by the health crisis.

The Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center
(MMMH&MC), in collaboration with the provincial government of Ilocos Norte,
is all set to have its own Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machine to improve
its coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) testing capacity.

Despite the risk and fear of contracting coronavirus
disease 2019 (Covid-19), a 22-year-old nurse from Catanduanes did not hesitate
to accompany a patient who suffered a stroke from the island province to the mainland.